Accounting for War
Soviet Production, Employment, and the Defence Burden, 1940–1945

A reconstruction and analysis of the Soviet economy's wartime statistical record.

Mark Harrison (Author)

9780521894241, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 July 2002

376 pages, 11 b/w illus. 140 tables
23.2 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.55 kg

'Such an analysis is of considerable importance …' Contemporary European History

In this book Mark Harrison rebuilds and analyses the Soviet economy's wartime statistical record, examining its prewar size and composition, and wartime changes in GNP, employment, the defence burden, and the role of foreign aid. Complementing classic long-run growth studies, the book compares the Soviet experience with that of other great powers. It emphasises the severity of current costs and capital losses arising from the war, which had a negative effect on GNP that persisted well after the end of the war. The results are based on a comprehensive analysis of hitherto closed official documents, shedding light on the dimensions of the Soviet war effort, the comparative economics of the war, and its long-term impact on the Soviet economy.

Introduction
1. The research agenda
2. An inside view
3. Measuring Soviet GNP
4. Industry
5. GNP and the defence burden
6. The Alliance
7. War losses
8. Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], European history [HBJD]